Eight Export Commodities Reach US$1Bln each in Jan-November

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the export value of eight goods groups (excluding crude oil and other commodities) reached over US$1 billion each in January-November period, including seafood, rice, rubber, apparel, coffee, footwear, electronics and computer spare parts, and woodwork, which finished the full-year set target. Even, the export value of some commodities surpassed the target.

Vietnam exported 4.471 thousand tonnes of rice in the first eleven months, bringing in US$1.448 billion (over the yearly target of US$1.350 billion); footwear exports valued at US$3.533 billion (over the target of US$3.22 billion); pepper exports valued at US$249 million (over the target of US$192 million); and plastic products exports valued at US$641 million (over the target of US$580 million). Especially, the country exported 1.094 thousand tonnes of coffee, gaining US$1.681 billion (over the yearly plan of US$1.02 billion).